? Barramundi
Barramundi piebald color morph
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Centropomidae Genus: Lates Species: L. calcarifer
Binomial name
Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790)

The barramundi (Lates calcarifer) is a species of diadromous fish in family Centropomidae of order Perciformes. It ranges from Torres Straights to New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 676 KB) Summary Barramundi perch (Lates calcarifer), piebald color morph, by Robyn Broyles. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families many, see text The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all fish and are the largest order of vertebrates. ... Genera (see text) The Centropomidae are a family of freshwater and marine fishes in order Perciformes. ... Species (see text) Lates Cuvier, 1828, is a genus of freshwater and marine fish in family Centropomidae of order Perciformes. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723 - 1799) was a German medical doctor and naturalist. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... Many types of fish undertake migrations on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annual, and with distances ranging from a few meters to thousands of kilometers. ... The Guppy, also known as guppie (Poecilia reticulata) is one of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish species in the world. ... In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is 1) a rank or 2) a taxon in that rank. ... Genera (see text) The Centropomidae are a family of freshwater and marine fishes in order Perciformes. ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Families many, see text The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all fish and are the largest order of vertebrates. ...

Barramundi are usually a pale grey-green with a coppery shimmer, and can grow to a maximum length of 2 m (6 ft 7 in), weighing up to 60 kg (130 lb); specimens weighing 5–6 kg (11–13 lb) are more commonly seen, however. Of typical centropomid shape, it can be distinguished from the Waigeo seaperch (Psammoperca waigiensis) of the same waters by its closely-set nostrils and maxilla which extends back past the eye. metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre (in the U.S., chiefly meter) is a measure of length, approximately equal to 3. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... The pound is the name of a number of units of mass, all in the range of 300 to 600 grams. ... Binomial name Psammoperca waigiensis (Cuvier, 1828) The Waigeo seaperch (Psammoperca waigiensis) is a species of marine fish in family Centropomidae of order Perciformes. ... The maxillae are the largest bones of the face, except for the mandible, and form, by their union, the whole of the upper jaw. ...

The barramundi feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, and smaller fishes (including its own species); juveniles feed on zooplankton. This catadromous species inhabits rivers and descends to estuaries and tidal flats to spawn. At the start of the monsoon, males migrate downriver to meet females, who lay very large numbers of eggs (multiple millions each). The adults do not guard the eggs or the fry, which require brackish water to develop. The species is sequentially hermaphroditic, most individuals maturing as males and becoming female after at least one spawning season; most of the larger specimens are therefore female. Classes & Subclasses Branchiopoda Phyllopoda Sarsostraca Remipedia Cephalocarida Maxillopoda Thecostraca Tantulocarida Branchiura Pentastomida Mystacocarida Copepoda Ostracoda Myodocopa Podocopa Malacostraca Phyllocarida Hoplocarida Eumalacostraca The crustaceans (Crustacea) are a large group of arthropods (55,000 species), usually treated as a subphylum [1]. They include organisms such as lobsters, crabs, shrimp and barnacles. ... Classes Caudofoveata Aplacophora Polyplacophora Monoplacophora Bivalvia Scaphopoda Gastropoda Cephalopoda † Rostroconchia The mollusks or molluscs are the large and diverse phylum Mollusca, which includes a variety of familiar creatures well-known for their decorative shells or as seafood. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Many types of fish undertake migrations on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annual, and with distances ranging from a few meters to thousands of kilometers. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ... Mudflats in Brewster, Massachusetts extending hundreds of yards offshore at the low tide. ... Monsoon in the Vindhya, a mountain chain in central India A monsoon is a (wind) pattern that reverses direction on a seasonal basis. ... Brackish redirects here. ... The 1st-century BC sculpture The Reclining Hermaphrodite, in the Museo Palazzo Massimo Alle Terme in Rome In zoology, a hermaphrodite is an organism of a species whose members possess both male and female sexual organs during their lives. ...

Highly prized by anglers for their good fighting ability, barramundi are reputed to be good at avoiding fixed nets and best caught on lines. The fish is also of large commercial importance; it is fished internationally and raised in aquaculture in Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In Australia, the barramundi is used to stock freshwater reservoirs for recreational fishing. The fish's white flesh is delicate, mild-flavoured, and relatively boneless, making it a popular (and sometimes expensive) food which can be prepared in many ways. Barramundi was the theme ingredient in a Season 3 episode of Iron Chef America. Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ... The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ... The following are the results of the Iron Chef America battles. ... Iron Chef America is an American cooking show based on Fuji Televisions Iron Chef, and is the second American adaptation of the series, following the failed Iron Chef USA. The show is produced by Food Network, which used to carry a dubbed version of the original Iron Chef. ...

L. calcarifer is also known as the giant perch, giant seaperch, Asian seabass, white seabass, and by a variety of names in other local languages. The species was originally assigned to genus Holocentrus, in the beryciform family Holocentridae. Families (seven, see text) Suborder Berycoidei Berycidae -- alfonsinos, berycids Suborder Holocentroidei Holocentridae -- soldierfishes, squirrelfishes Suborder Stephanoberycoidei Suborder Trachichthyoidei Anomalopidae -- flashlight fishes, laterneye fishes Anoplogastridae -- fangtooth fishes, fangtooths Diretmidae -- spinyfins Monocentridae -- pineconefishes Trachichthyidae -- redfishes, roughies, slime heads External link http://www. ... Genera Corniger Holocentrus Myripristis Neoniphon Ostichthys Plectrypops Pristilepis Sargocentron The Holocentridae is a family of ray-finned fish also known as squirrel or soldierfish. ...

Barramundi depicted in aboriginal art

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 206 KB) Summary Aboriginal art, from GNU image on German wikipedia. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 206 KB) Summary Aboriginal art, from GNU image on German wikipedia. ... Aboriginal memorial at the NGA Aboriginal hollow log tomb Australian Aboriginal art refers to art done by Australian Aborigines, covering art that pre-dates European colonisation as well as contemporary art by Aborigines based on traditional culture. ...

References

• "Lates calcarifer." FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. October 2004 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2004.
• Lates calcarifer (TSN 167669). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 20 December 2004.
• Queensland Department of Industries and Fisheries. "Fish Note: Barramundi (Giant Perch)". Fishweb. Updated July 2005.